Newsletters

Our quarterly email newsletter provides an essential overview of the latest news and state of the art developments in community wealth building. Check out the archives below, and subscribe using the form to the right.

June 2013

Featured this month:

The release of a new report, Raising Student Voices: Student Action for University Community Investment, a joint publication with the Responsible Endowments Coalition
Watch the entire May 8 community forum on how anchor institutions can help build more resilient and inclusive local economies
Gar Alperovitz continues his book tour for What Then Must We Do?
The Democracy Collaborative continues to publish articles on a number of issues related to community wealth building
Chicago Factory Reborn as Worker-owned Cooperative
Asset Building Approach Builds Household Financial Security and Success
Integrated Voter Engagement Leads to Heightened Civic Engagement
Employee-owned Companies Outperform Conventional Businesses
Community Sourced Capital
The Billion Dollar Green Challenge

May 2013

Welcome to our May www.Community-Wealth.org e-newsletter. This month we have a number of updates and features to bring you:

The Democracy Collaborative and the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at MIT present the findings of our recent case study: The Anchor Mission: Leveraging the Power of Anchor Institutions to Build Community Wealth.
The Democracy Collaborative announces a new partnership with the Northwest Area Foundation and several Native American tribes on a community economic development “Learning/Action Laboratory.”
Democracy Collaborative co-founder Gar Alperovitz continues his national tour promoting his latest book, What Then Must We Do? and accompanying film, The Next American Revolution.
Community Wealth Buildling Action Agenda Offers Illinois a Path Forward
Online Tool and Companion Brief Outline Community Benefits After Healthcare Reform
Access to Healthy Food Stimulates Economic Opportunity
New Report Calls for Joint Action to Build a Just Economy
Study Recommends Expanding Mortgages to Owners of Manufactured Homes
C-W City: Albuquerque, New Mexico
County Health Rankings and Roadmaps
Genuine Progress
Community Health Needs Assessment
Sawmill Community Land Trust

April 2013

Welcome to our April Community-Wealth.org e-newsletter. This month, we have a host of exciting updates and features to bring to you:

Democracy Collaborative co-founder Gar Alperovitz releases his latest book, What Then Must We Do?, and an accompanying film, The Next American Revolution.
May 8th event in Cambridge, Massachusetts, presenting the findings of our case study: The Anchor Mission: Leveraging the Power of Anchor Institutions to Build Community Wealth.
World Bank Report Warns that Climate Change Will Adversely Affect Poor
United Steelworkers Bring Mondragon Cooperative Model to the Rust Belt
Community Organizing Creates Jobs and Stabilizes Communities
Report Shines a Light on Wasteful State Relocation Subsidies
CW Interview: Rob Witherell
Mosaic Solar
USDA Food Access Research Atlas

March 2013

Welcome to our monthly www.Community-Wealth.org e-newsletter. We hope this new, shorter format provides you with more current news and an improved reading experience. Here's a look at what's inside:

The Democracy Collaborative's latest report: Hospitals Building Healthier Communities.
Information on Democracy Collaborative co-founder Gar Alperovitz's forthcoming book, What Then Must We Do? Straight Talk About The Next American Revolution.
The grand opening of the third business in Cleveland’s Evergreen Cooperative network, Green City Growers.
Housing and Asset Policies Contribute to Racial Wealth Divide
Analysis Paints Picture of Financial Insecurity in America
Layoffs are Less Likely for Employee Owners
EPA Presents Strategies for Healthy, Equitable Communities
The American Legislative and Issue Campaign Exchange
Farm To People

February 2013

Welcome to our latest www.Community-Wealth.org e-newsletter, with a new look for 2013. In this winter edition, we bring you a host of new developments and site features:

The Democracy Collaborative and the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at MIT will release the findings of our case study: The Anchor Mission: Leveraging the Power of Anchor Institutions to Build Community Wealth.
The third business in Cleveland’s Evergreen Cooperative network, Green City Growers, has planted its first crop of leafy greens.
Walter Wright of the Cleveland Foundation and I led a “Local First” webinar for our friends at BALLE.
We interview Blake Jones, Co-Founder, President, and CEO of Namasté Solar.
We profile our twenty-ninth community wealth city: Jacksonville, Florida.
History Offers Blueprint for Reversing Plutocrat Control
Cooperatives Promote Sustainable Future
Manual Helps Immigrants Form Worker Cooperatives
Postal Savings System Would Benefit Unbanked
ICA Calls for a Global Co-Operative Future
Research Shows Rapid Growth of Green Revolving Funds
Podcast Showcases Evergreen Cooperatives
ALEC Policies Fail to Promote Economic Growth
Urban Agriculture Revitalizes Communities
Documentary Showcases Strengths, Challenges of Worker Cooperatives
Report Presents Framework for Equitably Greening Human Capital
Paper Calls on Feds to Promote Anchor Partnerships
Metrics Provide Tool to Assess Transit-Oriented Development
Manual Identifies Ways to Confront Debt
Penn’s Netter Center Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Be A Localist
Restaurant Opportunities Centers United
Operation New Hope
JEA (formerly Jacksonville Electric Authority)

October 2012

Welcome to our latest www.Community-Wealth.org e-newsletter. In this fall edition, we bring you many new developments and site features:

The Cleveland Foundation received the HUD Secretary's Award for Community Foundations.
We interview delegation members from the Seikatsu Club Consumers' Co-operative Union.
We profile our twenty-eighth community wealth city: Providence, RI.
Universities Positioned to Foster Community Development
Practitioners Highlight Promising Anti-Poverty Strategies in Nation's Communities
America the Possible Explains How Systematic Change is Still an Option
Communities Reclaim their Energy Sources and Create Jobs
New Models Offer Ownership Alternatives
Research Shows Local Ownership Leads to Community Improvements
Report Shows a Persistent "Good Jobs" Deficit
Hybrid Businesses Combine Social Welfare and Revenue Generation
Study Advocates Movement for Good Food and Good Jobs
CDCs Shift Focus to More Comprehensive Services
Scottish Report Examines Co-op and Employee-Owned Businesses
Community-Based Research Uncovers Hidden Community Assets
Task Force Calls for More Civic Education
Head Start Program Provides Long-term Economic Stability Framework
Oakland's Foreclosure Practices Lead to Spike in Non-Local Ownership
Asset Building Advocates Call for National Movement to Reform Federal Policy
Aspen Pointe
Join Bank On
Mission Investors Exchange
Resilience.org
The Rhode Island Foundation

July 2012

Forces for Good Highlights Successful Nonprofit Practices
UN Study Highlights Pathway to a Sustainable Economy
Demand for Urban Agriculture Sites Increases in San Francisco
Los Angeles Case Study Provides Road Map for Effective Movement Building
2012 Report Calls for Broad Policy Change that Promotes Asset Building
Community Wealth Approach Leads to Economic Revival in the Basque Country
Surveys Demonstrate the Strength of the Co-op Sector during the Recession
Clean Tech Industry Proves its Ability to Create Jobs
Building Civic Infrastructure is Key to Creating a Resilient Economy
Report Highlights Federal Policies that Foster Asset Building
Communities Embrace City Role in Reclaiming their Energy Sources
Islanders Partner with Credit Union and Receive Substantial Control and New Branch
Report Claims that CDFIs are More Effective as Regional Networks
Comprehensive Guide Offers Advocacy Tools for Increasing Affordable Housing
Job Guarantee Model Stresses Role of Nonprofits in Creating Jobs
Interviews with Community Wealth Builder Raquel Pinderhughes
28th in Our Continuing Series of Community-Wealth Cities: San Francisco, California
National Organizations Stress Co-ops Ability to Scale-up
Ohio Conference Focuses on Employee Ownership's Role in Improving the Economy
Community Reinvestment Conference Advocates for Equitable Local Solutions
BRIDGE Housing
The Cooperative Teach-In
Delancey Street Foundation
Food Co-op Initiative
New Economies Institute
We the Owners: Employees Expanding the American Dream

April 2012

Shuman Offers a Road Map to Investing Locally and Sustainably
Collins Surveys Rising Global Wealth Inequality
America's Cooperative Movement Achieves New Growth and Success
Report Shows that Valuing and Engaging Employees Creates Business Success
Global Recession Reveals Strengths and Successes of Public Sector Banks
PolicyLink Offers Recommendations for an Equitable Foreclosure Recovery
Food Advocate Highlights Health Sector's Key Role in Sustainable Food Production
Denver Health System Becomes Public Sector Star
Survey Provides Most Comprehensive Look At Community Land Trusts To Date
Usage and Impact of Community Workforce Agreements Increase Nationwide
Opportunity Finance Network Rolls Out Next Generation Vision for CDFIs
CFED's Scorecard Gives Low Marks to Americans' Financial Insecurity
Study Scores States on 'Good Job' Standards for Economic Development Subsidies
Interview with Community Wealth Builder, Caroline Murray
27th in Our Continuing Series of Community-Wealth Cities: Kansas City, Missouri
Controlling the Corporation
Blue Hills Community Services (Kansas City, Missouri)
Central Corridor Funders Collaborative (St. Paul, MN)
Co-opoly
ImpactAssets (Bethesda, MD)

January 2012

Occupy Movement Voices Call for a More Equitable and Democratic Future
New Economy Working Group Offers a Main Street Fix for Wall Street's Failures
Impact Investing Makes Positive Dent in Social, Environmental Issues
Occupy Movement Invites Ideas for Strengthening Democratic, Participatory Life
Hollender Offers Firms 10 Steps To Meet their Social, Environmental Obligations
International Year of Cooperatives May Usher in New Financial Support To Start Co-ops
Concentrated Poverty Growth in 2000s Erases Positive Gains of the 1990s
Movement Leaders and Philanthropic Funders Need To Co-Create New Metrics
Residential Segregation of Families by Income Doubles from 1970 to 2009
Six Cities Tackle the Foreclosure Crisis To Build More Resilient Communities
Study Shows Which Corporations Paid Their Fair Share in Taxes from 2008 to 2010
Interviews with Community Wealth Builders: Paul Hazen
The twentieth-sixth in our continuing series of profiles of Community Wealth Cities: Houston, Texas
Community Wealth Builders Talk Strategies for Increasing Equity
University Leaders Gather To Advance University-Community Partnerships
The Alliance for Multicultural Community Services
Big Ideas for Jobs
Burnett Staffing Specialists
Econ 4
USA International Year of Cooperatives

October 2011

American Sustainable Business Council Advances Policy Solutions and Makes the Business Case for a Sustainable Economy
Strong Cultures of Employee Engagement Produce Business Success
Cuyahoga County Land Bank Charts Innovative Direction
Bottom-Up Approaches Address Economic System Failure
Federal Asset-Building Policies Need to Offer More Opportunities for Low- and Moderate-Income Americans
Ohio's Business Tax Subsidies Undermine Smart Growth
Rust Belt Cities Develop Innovative Revitalization Strategies
Rural Communities Benefit from Impact Investing
Study Puts Information to Work for the Green Economy
Interviews with Community Wealth Builders: Carla Javits
C-W City, Fall 2011: Columbus, Ohio
North American Co-op Educators Plan for International Year of Cooperatives
Worker Co-op Conference Addresses Challenges of Growth
The Co-operative News - The Global News Hub
The Curriculum on Cooperatives for Graduate Schools
Wealth Creation in Rural Communities
Campus Partners

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